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theviolinchannel.com
Yuchen Lu, a 22-year-old violist from China, won 1st prize at the Irving M. Klein International String Competition in San Francisco. The grand prize is US $13,000 and includes performances with the Peninsula and Santa Cruz Symphonies and the Gualala Arts Chamber Series. 2nd prize went to Grace Huh (violin) and 3rd prize to William Tan (cello).
seenandheard-international.com
The article discusses Augustin Hadelich with the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen at Davies Hall, San Francisco, performing Brahms Violin Concerto in D major on 17 June 2021. It notes that Hadelich included a cadenzas of his own making, and contrasts this with Brahms’s original practice and other virtuosos who have written cadenzas.
janinejansen.com
Janine Jansen to master 12 Stradivari violins in ten days for a new documentary. The film, Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari, follows her recording of an album on 12 Stradivari violins with Antonio Pappano, and covers the violins’ histories and archival footage.